Comments on: Homeowners need to do research for a smooth paving jobhttp://blog.timesunion.com/advocate/homeowners-need-to-do-research-for-a-smooth-paving-job/2313/
Quick hits from a Times Union columnistMon, 24 Mar 2014 18:22:46 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2By: Only Know What I Knowhttp://blog.timesunion.com/advocate/homeowners-need-to-do-research-for-a-smooth-paving-job/2313/#comment-8277
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:37:07 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/advocate/?p=2313#comment-8277An excellent article. I would like to suggest the following be included in the written contract:

1) The size of the area to be paved This protects both you and the contractor

2) When payment will be made – some before the job is started and some at completion, or all upon completion

3) All debris and left over material is to be removed

4) Specify if the job will be done with hot asphalt or some pre-mix out of a bag

5) If paving over dirt or gravel, that fill of a specified thickness be placed and compressed

6) If paving over existing blacktop, it is to be thoroughly cleaned of all loose matter; and potholes or depressions to be fixed

7) The thickness of blacktop to be applied, and if it is to be large or small aggregate (I don’t know the technical terms, but I have seen some blacktop jobs that use rather large stone, a half inch to inch in size. This looks lousy and probably has an uneven surface. Too much of the fine, small stone without a suitable base, could break down quickly)

8) Possibly most important, that the contractor return to address any areas that have settled and created low spots that hold rainwater